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KSBA names Amis top superintendent in Ky.
The 2012 outstanding Kentucky school superintendent is a problem-solver “who has an unusual ability to notice what others overlook,” according to an educator who recommended him for the honor. Tha...
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Opportunity cooking at Jabo’s State of Mine
A new Hazard restaurant is serving up more than just tasty local cooking. It's also working with local non-profit agencies to provide job opportunities for local young people like Lynn Hayden. Lyn...
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HPD to host first community meeting Feb. 13
HAZARD – The Hazard Police Department will host its first community meeting later this month under a new initiative begun by Chief Minor Allen. Allen told the Herald in January that he wants t...
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At least one injured in wreck involving school bus
DWARF – At least one person was seriously injured in an accident involving a school bus in Perry County Thursday afternoon. A few students were on the bus at the time of the accident, but it appea...
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Stumbo files bill to combat prescription pill abuse
FRANKFORT – Kentucky House Speaker Greg Stumbo on Thursday filed a bill he says will make it easier for law enforcement agencies to combat the commonwealth’s ongoing drug abuse problem. In part, S...
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Knott Co. musician plays alongside Keith Urban for the second time
HYDEN —An aspiring musician from the Lotts Creek community recently got the opportunity to play guitar alongside country music superstar Keith Urban — for the second time. Leslie Strong, a Kno...
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Jobless rates down in 114 counties from December 2010 to December 2011
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FRANKFORT — Unemployment rates fell in 114 Kentucky counties between December 2010 and December 2011, while six county rates increased, according to the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training, ...
More names enter local races this week
by Bailey Richards
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Cris Ritchie
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HAZARD – The deadline for candidates to enter races on the May primary ballot ended on Tuesday, with two more people entering the fray. The race for commonwealth attorney grew again, as Assistan...
Parental issues with drugs, finances drive homelessness in students
by Bailey Richards
Staff Reporter
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HAZARD —The county’s ongoing struggle with drug abuse is a leading cause for homelessness in the county’s student population, officials say, though it is not the only one, and there are few afford...
UPDATE: Girl injured in accident near Hazard
by Herald Staff
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BONNYMAN -- One person was injured in an accident on Ky. 15 just north of Hazard on the evening of Friday, January 27. It happened at approximately 4:30 p.m. near the Bonnyman post office when a G...
Bryant officially heads into retirement
by Bailey Richards
Staff Reporter
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Fellow officers, community members gather during final day
UPDATE: Former Perry Central standout injured in brawl outside night club
by Chad Abshire - Williamson Daily News
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WILLIAMSON, W. Va. – Former Perry Central football player Demetri Travis was reportedly injured on Sunday and his college teammate stabbed during a brawl outside a night club in Mingo County, West ...
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